Mauritania vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
30.3%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
6.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
29th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 30.3% against 6.0% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.1 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 29th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 8.4% | 45.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 5.7% | 33.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 6.2% | 34.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Mauritania or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mauritania, at 30.3% against 6.0% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 24.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 29th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release